Oldest Man in America Credits Petuna for Long Life
Isaac Brock of McLennan County Texas is 111, born in 1788, praising Dr Hartman’s Petuna as the key to his health. He says catarrh fueled many ailments, and Petuna has kept him strong in old age, urging others to seek the remedy and a free book from The Peruna Medicine Co. in Columbus, Ohio.
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Iaac Brock
United States
Isaac Brock
McLennan County
Tex
Peruna
Hartman
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus, O
Manila Names Campbell New Police Chief of Manila
Manila appoints John W Campbell of the St Louis police to lead Manila under the new civil government. His career spans patrolman to chief in St Louis with noted courage during riots, born in Tennessee and a veteran of the Confederate army. He was chosen subject to presidential approval.
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Manila
John W. Campbell
St. Louis
Philippines
Campbell
Tennessee
Ankle Brace for Skaters Patented Device
A new ankle brace design for skaters uses leather plates and semicircular steel supports bound by a strap under the foot. It braces the ankle by pulling plates downward as the foot turns, preventing upward tilt and keeping the sole stable, with applicability to football baseball and golf players.
Ingenious Wil loughby Driver Lights Barn With Auto Battery
An Ohio motorist linked his stable to the barn to draw lighting from his electric vehicle. When the trolley lights go out at night he switches the storage battery into use, providing illumination for the rest of the night.
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Willoughby
Ohio
Von Derneburg Leaves Paris Amid Resignation Rumor
The Berlin Tageblatt notes the resignation of Prince Von Derneburg as ambassador to Paris. It recalls that his father sent his wife to an English warship before his birth, making Prince Munster born an English prince. Von Munster, now in his eightieth year, led a distinguished career before his fifteen years as German ambassador in Paris since 1885, succeeding Prince Von Hohenlohe.
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von Derneburg
Paris
Prince von Derneburg
Berliner Tageblatt
Prince Munster
von Derne- Ushman
Princeberg
von Munster
Prince von Hohen- Iohe
Mosquito Collection Prompts Global Specimen Drive
British officials in all lands gather mosquitos for a London museum project linking bites to fever and death. Over 3,000 specimens received. Drs Samhon and Low spearhead an Empire wide effort with colonial governors. Anopheles shows 22 species, many new to science, while Culex appears more widespread.
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Joseph Chamberlain
Natural History Museum
London
Royal Society
School of Tropical Diseases
EB BE. Austin
F. W. Theobald
South America
West Indies
Gibraltar
South and West Africa
India
Malay Peninsula
Hong Kong
Formosa
Japan
Courage and leadership at Pekin legation siege noted
General James H. Wilson quotes a Washington friend praising Mr. Squiers ex cavalryman and secretary of legation for pluck and sound military judgment during the siege. He calls Squiers the soul of the defense and lauds Captain Myers of the marine corps for heroic assistance, saying their vigilance steadied the effort and without them the odds would have worsened.
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James H. Wilson
Army
Washington
Pekin
Squiers
Legation
Cavalry
Claude Macdonald
Ters
Myers
Marine Corps
Noon Signal Rings Across the United States
A Pearson's Magazine excerpt describes Western Union's noon routine. Wire chiefs cut activity to form a national unbroken circuit timing the sun over noon at Washington. A soldier letters home from the Philippines notes few snakes seen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Union Company
Elvet
America
Washington
United State
Union
Atlantic
Pacific
Gotham
Golden Gate
Pearson's Magazine
Smallpox Impact in 18th Century Ware England
The text notes that among 2 443 survivors of the 1722 epidemic in Ware, 2 141 bore marks of smallpox. It contrasts this with 1890 England where only fifteen deaths occurred, and recalls smallpox killed nearly 3 000 people per million before vaccination.
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Ware
England
Rothschild a Turtle Collector
Walter Rothschild of London owns a global turtle collection totaling eighty four specimens. Some individuals exceed 400 pounds in weight and are believed to be about 250 years old.
Prosperity for 1901 and health tips from a newspaper page
Indications point to great prosperity for the coming year and stress on health. Advertisements tout Hostetter’s Digestive Bitters for stomach trouble, CASCARETS for bowel movement relief, and a warning against imitations of CASCARETS Candy Cathartic. A note mentions two Mormon elders thrown into a water tank in Hungary amid reflections on European civilization versus American brands.
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Hungary
Europe
Health Insurance Agents Wanted at Post Offices in West
Advertises health insurance sales agents needed at West post offices. Pays $2 a year for $5 weekly and $4 a year for $10 weekly, with steady business and liberal commissions. References Colorado state insurance department. Contact E. W. Reed, general agent, 317-318 Cooper Building, Denver, Colorado.
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West
Beat
Colorado State Insurance Department
E. W. Reed
Cooper Building
Denver
Colo
Various Edits and Advertisements From Early 1900s Newspaper
A collage of brief notes and ads citing boosted Canadian exports to Great Britain since 1896, cures and tonics like Garfield Tea and Laxative Bromo Quinine, mentions of alphabets, dyes, and land agents, plus assorted quips and novelty lines. Includes consumer products, teas, and a note on electricity cheaper than steam for trains, with assorted humorous lines and historic-sounding anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Great Britain
Dr Kline nerve restorer ad and travel offer
An old newspaper fragment advertises Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer with a free trial offer and summary medical claim. It includes a postal address in Philadelphia and a separate travel notice touting a Denver to Salt Lake return trip for the National Live Stock Association meeting via Union Pacific with specific travel dates and ticket details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bitsas
Dr. Kline
R. H. King, Ltd
Arch St
Philadelphia
Denver
Salt Lake
Union Pacific
17Th Street
Cure All Catarrh and Other Advertised Remedies
An assortment of sample advertisements tout cures and tonics. Hall's Catarrh Cure claims a universal cure with a money-back promise. Garfield Tea is marketed as a blood purifier. Other notes mention Gladiator Gold-Mining, Russ Bleaching Blue, Pakxen's Harn Bavsam, and various quips about crime and Christmas.
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Weer
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L. Douglas Shoe Co
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Box EK
Atlanta
Chamberlain
Legation Sieqge
Mr. Squiers
All Western Union
Thirty-fourth Infantry
Norway
Wantland
E. W. Grove
Berlin
Jimmie
George
Greece
Pisa
Joan F Boren
Trinity Springs
Ind
Primley
California
Chicago
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
C. H. Crabtree
Des Moines
Iowa
Gladiator Gold-Mining Company
Dinah Moore
Pakxen
St. Jacobs Oil
Denver Directory
Fred Mueller
Larimer Street
Colorado
Denver Tent i and Awning Co
Arapahoe Street
Brown Palace
Theiehces
Stradley Institute
J. H. Montgomery Machinery Co
Poland
James Bolinger Brush
Fay Untess
Ee Preeca
Milo BR. Stev. S Fg
Birith Streets
Emas Sas
de Mira
Clevelint
Detroit
Bosanko
Philada
Eureka Chemical CO
la Crosse
Wison
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